CH 9: HUNGER AND POPULATION EXPLOSION Short Questions with Answers

Q1: What does hunger mean on a large scale as viewed by the author?

ANS: According to the author, hunger means never having enough to eat. It also means a situation in which one is not sure that where the next meal is coming from or even if there will be a next meal.

Q2: Describe some great famines of the past.

ANS: China had ninety major famines in one century. Ten million died in the great famine of Bengal in 1969-70. There was a famine in India in 1964-65. The Russian Famine in 1921-22 killed several million people.

Q3: When and why did India have famine? OR What did the other countries do for India during its famine?

ANS: In 1964-65, India had a famine owing to the failure of monsoon. Many countries helped India during the period on a large scale.